Anxiety is the top ailment of the modern world—worry before a meeting, a sense of dread when answering the phone, or even a pervasive, hard-to-pin-down fear. Start conquering anxiety with these practices from S&H.

Understanding the link between sedentary behavior and anxiety can help us come up with strategies for lifestyle changes.

I wouldn’t have expected the ER doctor to say, “Welcome, you’ve just entered your dark night of the soul.” But if he had sent me on my way with information about what was happening, it would have been easier for me to arrive at the why.

Our ability to stay with one topic is constantly in jeopardy, sometimes due to factors that we can control and sometimes to those we cannot.

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Anxious? Approaching the problem with self-compassion and mindfulness may help. Discover more about spirituality and anxiety.

How can CBD help you with anxiety, and is it safe?

The world doesn’t stop being confusing and cruel just because we decide to think positively. When anxiety has you gripping the sheets, ask yourself these questions to redirect.

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Anxious? Have you tried hypnotism? Hypnotherapist David R. Wright uses hypnotherapy for anxiety relief by tapping into the subconscious and diminishing anxious triggers.

Having a hard time meditating because of anxious thoughts? Try saying your worries out loud.

Calming essential oils for anxiety can soothe racing thoughts, overall stress, tight muscles, and panic attacks.

24 Lessons for Writers, Painters, Musicians and Actors from America's Foremost Creativity Coach By Eric Maisel “Anxiety is part of the human condition,” says Eric Maisel. And it’…

“While we can’t eliminate our anxiety, we can navigate it. We can diminish its power—and live fulfilling lives anyway.”

Breathwork is an active form of meditation in which you manipulate your breath to change the way you feel.

We talk to Karla McLaren about what we can learn from our anger, how to approach anxiety, why positive emotions aren't always positive, and more.

New research indicates this South Pacific root—an ancient tonic for relaxation—can help calm frayed nerves.

Do you have daily anxiety? Welcome to being human. “... It would be great, because anxiety is a part of every day, if laughter could be too.”

By Friedemann SchaubIf the anxious mind is a spiraling whirlpool of what-ifs and self-doubt, then The Fear & Anxiety Solution is an anchor that helps keep the spirit moored. Au…

Journaling prompts for anxiety help you observe and process what’s happening without assigning emotion to it, which in turn prevents a buildup of anxiety.

Reasonable levels of anxiety boost the memory, a new study shows.

Wrapping your arms around anxiety is about speaking directly and compassionately to your anxiety.

In scents, oils, and creams it’s a resounding “yes!” for lavender as a safe and effective anxiety reliever. Interest in its benefits as an oral supplement is also growing fast.

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There are many tools and techniques you can use to manage and eliminate anxiety and worry effectively. Here, experts share healthy ways to cope with and reduce anxiety right here, right now in this moment.

Work with healing crystals for anxiety and tap into their power for relaxation, protection, and self-love.

A path to keep anxiety from controlling your life.

For every outward symptom you can see from anxiety, there are even more complex processes happening inside your brain.

Explore how green, pink, blue, and purple lights can reduce anxiety, improve mood, and more.

"Though commonly labeled a disorder, anxiety, for Paul, is simply evidence of the imagination and an invitation to wholeness. She shares tools and mindsets that allow us to approach anxiety with curiosity instead of shame, so that we may decode its messages, wherever they surface."

Those of us struggling with anxiety might find healing in Ayurvedic practices like shirodhara and Sama Vritti pranayama.

One author offers her thoughts on taking a 5-week, $500 vacation from anxiety.

Feeling anxious? Eat some sauerkraut. Foods that are rich in probiotics might have a calming effect.

17 affirmations for expectant mamas and those who want to uplift them.

Vanquish middle-of-the-night stress with these six tips for better sleep.

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Is intuition a useful tool or will it lead you astray? Julie Peters weighs the answers.

Five novel ways to tamp down daily anxiety.

In this video, Sherianna Boyle, author of Emotional Detox for Anxiety, shows us how to dedicate the energy of a simple, daily yoga practice to the detoxing of anxiety and all the reactivity surrounding it.

When you are feeling stressed and anxious, what’s your strategy? If you’re like many of us, you head home to hide under your covers. What if I told you the cure was at the cocktail…

Uma Naidoo, author of This Is Your Brain on Food, explores how the foods we eat may be driving up our anxiety.

Familiar with debilitating anxiety? Find natural relief.

A new study links optimism and less anxiety with an area in the brain called the Orbitofrontal cortex.

Moving can dislodge anxiety from the body. Discover moment practices for anxiety.

Feeling the burden of climate change on an emotional level? Here are some skillful ways to manage eco-anxiety.

The first in three-part meditation series inspired by Ayurveda.

Experiencing anxiety? Find serenity and alleviate stress by performing a ritual to Lakshmi.

Painting with watercolors channels the healing powers of both water and color.

Ellen Vora, MD, is a psychiatrist, a yoga instructor, an acupuncturist, and a witch—and she’s on a mission to radically change the way we approach mental illness.

Many of us live with persistent anxiety. If our doctor recommends stepping away from medicine, what are some ways to cope without medicine?

The solar plexus chakra is key when it comes to anxiety. Discover how to bring balance to this chakra.

When Vata mobilizes in dry, windy autumn, it accumulates in the nervous system and can bring anxiety. Discover Ayurvedic herbs to fight anxiety this season.

Learn how to move away from anxiety about raising children, and into a place of balance and ease.

One author learned much on her search for something to ease her mind.

Is coronavirus news ramping up your anxiety? Does the thought of social distancing make you fret? Try these five strategies to help you cope.

Integrating mindfulness into cognitive behavioral therapy can provide profound relief from anxiety—a clinical psychologist offers insight into the benefits of this practice

The language we use when we speak to ourselves makes a profound difference in how we feel. These tools can help ease you to a calmer state.

Studies show that picking a time and a place to fret reduces anxiety. Try this postponement exercise to manage your worry time.

Use yin yoga to target the channels of energy that fear, anxiety, and confusion flow through. Then release these emotions.

Learn how to use the practice of emotional alchemy to turn your fight-or-flight response into conquerable anxiety.

Struggling to get up in the morning and feeling anxious? Experiment with these 14 techniques to start the day strong.

“How can you help yourself feel a sense of calm, reassurance, and peace? The answer is at your feet. Literally.”

Anxiety is a crisis of confidence.

“I cannot tell you how exciting and empowering it is to create these health-giving treats with such ease.”

For anxiety management, try putting on your nutrition armor of adequacy, consistency, balance, and permission to enjoy food.

Whether you prefer a visual, auditory, or somatic approach, open awareness involves expanding your awareness and then intentionally observing everything inside it.

These tools will help you keep your cool through the chaos of the holidays.

The sound energy of white noise is the same across the entire spectrum. Learn how this handy shock-absorber can relieve anxiety and improve sleep.

This week, the focus is the latest news in nutrition. Discover how matcha tea helps with anxiety; why “clean meat” is a label you’re likely to soon see; and how soy has gotten a thumbs-up for heart health claims. Want the details? Here we go!

Take your outdoor self-care to the next level this spring. Explore how creating a forest apothecary garden can help manage anxiety.

The raisin meditation focuses all your senses to calm anxious thoughts.

A mental health practitioner explores how her birdwatching practice supported her—and can support us all—through some of life’s greatest challenges.

A chart reading doesn’t predict the future; it describes the user to themselves. The better you understand yourself—the less anxious you feel.

Our senses offer an immediate doorway to the present moment, and there are potent added benefits to these three sensory experiences. Try one the next time your stress and anxiety m…

Discover common and harmful cognitive distortions, how they work, and why they are misleading.

Some days going to the beach with friends is self-care. Others it may be watching nature shows at home alone.

Do you have difficulty differentiating anxiety from your intuition? The new moon gives us monthly chances to strengthen our inner wisdom and regulate the nervous system.

Foods rich in tryptophan, omega-3s, magnesium, B vitamins, and potassium are likely sitting on your shelf right now.

Giving clients control leads to better results.

Here are ways to embrace, rather than avoid stress.

The body has its own way of processing emotions. “The rush of symptoms people experience in a panic attack is a tsunami of fear being released in the body. The question is: What’s deep below the surface that keeps building up fear that needs to be released?”

This week, the world of science made some interesting connections. Researchers found that inflammation may be the cause of brain fog, that deep sleep stages calm an overly anxious mind, and that any amount of running is better than no running. For details, read on.

Anything and everything you ingest has a vibration, so be mindful and bring an awareness of spiritual vibration energy to each experience.

Creating balance in your gut can help to alleviate your anxiety.

Buckle your seat belt, sit back, and enjoy the ride with affirmations for travel anxiety.

“Anxiety isn’t trying to limit me but free me from a situation that no longer feels good.”

Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening. ~ Mahatma Gandhi What are your deepest beliefs regarding the nature of God? When you pray, do you talk to a loving, p…

Spells are only as powerful as the intentions and emotions they raise inside you.

Anxiety, panic attacks, sadness, and heightened sensitivity can carry with them a multitude of other effects—headaches, depression, and impediments from life’s joys. However…

What if we define sin as “anxious self-centeredness”? When we empty ourselves of lower energies, what takes their place?

Try these tricks to handle the pressure of performance.

Meditation is at the core of a new generation of treatments for social anxiety.

Use this guided meditation to draw the senses closer to connect with the body in the present moment.

It’s normal to be anxious, and it’s normal to react poorly to anxiety in others! Here are some tips if you’re around anxious children.

People who struggle to deal with uncertainty may in fact may have an unusually large striatum.

An excerpt from Goodbye Parkinson’s, Hello Life!

“Do hard things and the rest of life gets easier”

Anxious? You have the power to make yourself feel better.

Racing thoughts can be overwhelming, confusing, and distressing.

You don’t need to be an expert in mindfulness meditation to experience its amazing stress-relieving benefits.

"If only they knew: For us, fear is not a choice. A little fear is necessary for survival: Ask any gazelle. But too much fear can be as crippling as too little."

Maybe at some point you decided to try meditation. Maybe the practice you began back then fulfills you still. Or maybe not.

Two ways to access calm strength within ourselves.

Discover how to use hematite, malachite, and morganite crystals for panic attacks.

Focus on a dilemma or stressor, then use the ancient text to interpret coin tosses in order to resolve it.

Your mom always told you that worrying would make the shot worse, and now research confirms that some things really do hurt more if you think they will.

New research could lead to better treatment of anxiety and depression.

Reduce anxiety and express yourself with 3 DIY art journaling prompts.

This one simple strategy can help you significantly reduce your anxiety and stress.

It’s a pandemic and you’re a stress ball. Here are 5 ways to catch your breath and calm down.

Stress can alter the digestive system, not just the mind and spirit.

Pregnancy naturally causes anxiety—then tack on a pandemic. Writer Julie Peters shares her journey and how working on stress-management skills helps.

3 steps to warding off rising panic.

A psychology professor argues that worrying is actually good for the mind and body.

Use these mindful methods to prepare for the holiday season with greater ease and less anxiety.

S&H caught up with journalist Andrea Petersen, author of On Edge: A Journey through Anxiety.

Finding balance isn't easy in these tightrope-walking days. But: “Your deepest presence is in every small contracting and expanding, the two as beautifully balanced and coordinated as birds’ wings.” –Rumi

Worry creates a sense of powerlessness that fuels sensations of fear and anxiety. The more empowered we feel—the more we sense that whatever happens, we can successfully handle—the less necessary worrying becomes.

Go-to mantras to relieve holiday stress, anxiety, and depression.

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5 steps to prevent excessive worrying.

With news this intense and upsetting, we need to monitor our own consumption very carefully.

A new study examines how different practices benefit people who worry a lot.

Yoga and mindfulness can help us recognize that our discomfort has a flow.

From oracle decks to witches to all things somatic and body-based.

Something joyful, beautiful, pleasurable, or delicious is happening: Notice moments of sweetness.

Fear and intuition are hard to tell apart.

Overburdened? Try two techniques that can boost your bravery when you need it most.

Which brain structures are at play during a tickle fight? Researchers found out.

Nature provides a welcome respite from the chaos of the modern world. Seeking out the solace found in the natural world can offer a path out of feeling hopeless.

While researchers are still exploring the mechanism of sound medicine, studies show that sound therapy boosts spiritual wellbeing and reduces anxiety and pain.

Like serotonin for your soul, ginger root during the pandemic can be a balm for anxiety—among its many other benefits. Mary Novaria spins a yarn about how the superfood brought her relief.

Here are eight tips for sincerely supporting a loved one who is struggling with mental health, plus seven additional tips for supporting those with suicidal thoughts.

Whether it be the result of a big presentation, an important exam, or even a small task, anxiety comes in all shapes and sizes. It may feel overpowering at times, but you can conquer it.

Useful tips to prevent insomnia due to anxiety.

Meera Lee Patel’s latest journal, Create Your Own Calm, is publishing as anxiety levels across the world are rising dramatically. Patel shared her creative process and personal journaling practice with S&H.

This feeling of being stuck seems to reside deep in our gut, and it is surrounded by fear.

When everything feels up in the air, here’s how to keep worry from taking over.

Ayurveda teaches us that emotions are connected to some of the body's major organs. Explore practical ways to soothe anxiety, grief, and anger and help heal the physical body.

The only thing I know for sure is that I deserve this.

Stuck in a rut—or a loop? “Thoughts we’ve had thousands of times are easier to have again than new, creative thoughts. ... So what are we to do about our loops getting stronger with every repetition?”

Difficult emotions are there for a reason. There is one cure for toxic positivity.

Intrigued about the topical use of CBD for pain relief, anti-inflammatory purposes, and anti-anxiety? Read on to learn more.

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While the chaotic feeling of overwhelm has been normalized—it isn’t “normal.” Here are three ways to overcome the frenzy of your busy schedule and the constant feeling of overwhelm.

“When overwhelm is given the time and space it needs to be processed, it transforms into a victory attempting to happen.”

Acroparesthesia is often a burning feeling in your hands or feet and can cause pain, discomfort, and anxiety.

The idea of collective trauma and individual trauma have shaped the work of yoga teacher, therapist, and activist Hala Khouri.

During the past two years, the never-ending news cycle focusing on the dangers of the world led many to hunker down in their desire to remain “safe.” Kristen Lee observes in her ne…

Leave Society is, to borrow its protagonist’s phrase, the record of a “life explored with leisurely meticulousness.” The book begins in 2014 and chronicles a novelist named Li’s l…

Immersing our bodies in cold temps may help build our tolerance for stress and possibly even long-term anxiety.

Hypnosis can help you get to the root of an issue quickly. It’s increasingly being used as a supplement to psychoanalysis.

What does it feel like to be in a relaxed state? What triggers me back into a state of stress? What are the signs?

“Don’t let my shero cape become my veil.”

Anneli Rufus is a frequent contributor to Spirituality & Health. Her books Party of One: The Loners' Manifesto and the Nautilus Award-winning Stuck: Why We Can't (or Won't) Move On examined our lives as individuals in a crowded world. Rufus’ upcoming work, Unworthy: How to Stop Hating Yourself, will be released by Tarcher Penguin in the spring and continues this path, addressing self-esteem. It serves as the catalyst for this blog and asks: Why do we feel the way we do about ourselves?

Exhausted by constant risk assessments? Are friendships forming or dissolving based solely on pandemic vigilance? You may be experiencing COVID trauma.

Feeling disconnected from your community and the world around you? Dive into four ways to develop connection and belonging.

The pain of divorce can bring us to our knees. What if there’s a way not just to regain our footing but to step onto a new emotional path?

A weeklong retreat beyond words and even snuggling.

Adapted from Unworthy: How to Stop Hating Yourself

If you’re easily overwhelmed, try these techniques to get centered.

Unlock the key to lessening fear and embracing gratitude and aliveness.

Feeling guilty about not practicing enough self-care or like you’re not doing it right? Go ahead and take these off your list of things to worry about.

A new study has sheds light on exactly how the brain hides memories.

Stress can make getting to sleep at night a very real challenge.

At the age of 54 my client, Doug, has no job, a stilted romantic relationship, and no friends. He fears he’s going to end up alone and homeless if things don’t change soon. The cor…

If you don’t believe in yourself, if you don’t trust yourself, here are ideas to nurture faith.

Lifelong Shinto practitioner suggests ways to incorporate Shinto cleansing and purifying rituals.

If you and I meet anytime, in any way, today, these things will almost certainly occur: I'll say yes when my heart and mind mean no. I'll feel, perhaps throughout our entire inte…

The issue of stress is rampant in our culture. Mindful Yoga Therapy, supported by Give Back Yoga Foundation, is offering a path to healing for these individuals.

You live inside your skin tone, your mental health situation, your flawed family. “Like Johnny and Moira, we don’t need to be stigmatized or made to feel less than fully human when we’re up a creek without a paddle.”

Able to be practiced anywhere, by anyone, and at any time, grounding is an effective way to cope with anxiety.

“It’s true that we get clarity about what matters during a crisis, and, hopefully, as a society, we actually can readjust toward things that do matter.” —Singer Damian Kulash of OK Go

Anticipation can be beneficial for your brain, your emotions, and even your physical health for many reasons, and it’s a skill worth learning.

Fixing your digestion can make you feel a lot less anxious.

Using social media can be bad for your health. Existentialist wisdom can help remove the angst from digital life.

In this week’s The Soul of Therapy, psychologist Kevin Anderson, Ph.D., shares how to tackle self-doubt and low self-esteem.

I recently sampled not one but two of the richest, thickest, sweetest, most stratospherically satiny ice creams I've ever tasted.One of these was High Road Craft Ice Cream, made by…

An Interview with Tara Brach

“Very often, our anxious self will attack a problem, looking for how to juggle, maintain, or solve what has been set in motion, while the teacher within will stand back and question our very assumptions, even our very definition of what constitutes a problem.”

A longtime staple in ayurvedic medicine, ashwagandha root is touted for treating everything from anxiety to insomnia—but does it work? And how much should you take?

An expert in cognitive behavioral therapies targeting better sleep provides six strategies to help you ward off sleeplessness during the holidays.

Repel mosquitos, chill out, and get a good night’s sleep with catnip.

How to identify the fears blocking your relationship—and melt them away to restore wonder

Self-loathing can turn this annual self-help ritual into a slippery slope. New Year's resolutions are wonderful in principle. What spurs self-improvement better than specific, sta…

In our special section we explore CBD from a variety of angles. Dive in to get up to speed on this huge trend.

Stressed? Suffering from anxiety? Under the weather? Try laughing.

Relieve anxiety, tension, and headaches with this essential oil blend.

Guided meditation can be used to promote better sleep, reduce stress and anxiety, and even to relieve chronic pain.

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Workaholics are more likely to suffer from anxiety and other disorders.

Where can you put your anxiety so that you can continue functioning?

COVID-19 has anxiety on high. To cope: It’s time to surrender.

Singing with a group relieves anxiety and depression, according to a new study.

Learn how to vanquish anxiety and actually enjoy the holidays with these tips.

A unique retreat program combats increasing rates of stress, anxiety, and depression in young people.

We who experience anxiety, depression and self-hatred know fake news better than anyone.

Try these natural and effective remedies and increase your resistance to stress, anxiety, and fatigue.

There’s a saying that asking people to change their diet is like asking them to change their religion. What we eat and how we eat might be our most personal choices.

“We are all suffering from some kind of stress overload these days, which can cause chronic fatigue, anxiety attacks, insomnia, depression, mood swings, and burnout. What’s the answer? How can we find relief?”

Accepting (even embracing) challenging emotions takes practice, but it's never too late.

One little mushroom can alleviate anxiety and depression, provide insight, and catalyze spiritual transformation. Want a bite?

30 world-renowned teachers and leaders provide insight on how to better parent and support your kids.

Nostalgia has been found to be a valuable coping tool for dealing with loneliness, boredom, and anxiety.

EMDR takes traumatic memories and removes the anxiety connected with them. It can create healing that seems magical.

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These simple herbal remedies help treat over-indulgence, anxiety, tension, and lowered immune systems, all in time for the holidays.

Explore these concrete ways to re-program the "smoke alarm" in your brain for more calm and less anxiety.

“When you tame your Anxious Dragons you can overcome anxiety, panic, and irrational fears, so you can start feeling better and living the life you want.”

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Discover the medicinal mints you can easily grow in your own yard—and use to fight anxiety, insomnia, nausea, and more.

There’s a dirty side to crystal mining. The good news is there are ethical options for fans of these spiritual gems.

From improved sleep and circulation to reduced anxiety and more, regular exercise boosts immunity and strengthens the body’s defense against illness.

Feeling stuck in unhealthy patterns? You can find deeper rest and relaxation, ease anxiety, and recover from trauma through yoga Nidra practice.

Spirituality and mental health are often thought of as two separate tracks in a person's life. This six-part series aims to begin stitching them together, along with therapy, to reveal the critical areas where they influence each other.

We can leverage mental tools to tap into desired feelings of calm, contentment, peace, focus, and non-judgement, and move away from stress and anxiety.

Jenn Tucker is author of Breath as Prayer: Calm Your Anxiety, Focus Your Mind, and Renew Your Soul. Learn more at breathasprayer.com.

The capacity to forgive reveals a soul that is free of anxiety, one that is mature and equal to the complexity of human interaction.

Although it is not common to experience a healing crisis after an energy healing treatment, here are nine tips for moving through the process.

Media task-switching is linked to increased anxiety, depression, and mental exhaustion. Try this simple, 30-second ritual to establish positive associations with tech breaks.

Back-to-school time is usually a happy stress. This year, the pandemic and school closures have us all feeling extra anxious and stressed in a not-so-happy way. Try these affirmations for returning to school during a pandemic.

Therapist Kevin Anderson reflects on the connection between spirituality and depression. "I tell depressed people that I have given up on self-esteem and I hope they will too. Focusing on increasing self-esteem amounts to trying to prop up the small-i self."

“Many of the world's contemplative traditions teach that the normal mind is afflicted in various ways; that since it so readily brings us suffering and anxiety, it can't be deemed healthy.”

"Most of the people who consult me now want to explore a spiritual perspective on their life situations. Many say finding a therapist who would integrate spirituality into therapy was not easy. Most therapists are still trained to avoid making spirituality a focus of therapy."

Close relationships can bring out the best and worst in us. A mindful approach to relationships requires a mindful approach to life in general.

“There are very extreme opposites in response to this pandemic, which, in a sense, are in all of us. I’m just hoping that the positive, compassionate response is the one that sings out the loudest.” —Jai Uttal

Hala Khouri has been a yoga teacher for over 25 years. She is a therapist and somatic experiencing practitioner. She uses her practice to address trauma, stress, and anxiety on a spiritual and physical level.

Getting together with family, especially during the holidays, can cause a lot of stress and anxiety—even if it’s all love. In this week’s The Soul of Therapy, psychologist Kevin Anderson, PhD, gives us the tools to cope.

Kick-start your day with intention and positivity with these empowering morning affirmations.

In this guided meditation use a grounding cord to drop into your center.

Add these foods to your diet during times of high stress. They can help keep your immune system functioning optimally so you can stay healthy and fight off illness.

Tom Bunn, LCSW, is the author of Panic Free: The 10-Day Program to End Panic, Anxiety, and Claustrophobia, which is the result of his many years addressing flight panic in his role…

Books, services, education and products that are sustainable and environmentally friendly.

Dr. Friedemann, a physician with a Ph.D. in molecular biology, left his career in allopathic medicine to pursue his passion of helping people overcome fear and anxiety without medi…

"When clouds gather / in the aisle of my mind, / eyebrows withering into space,"

Sheryl Paul, M.A., has guided thousands of people worldwide through her private practice, best-selling books, online courses, and her website, conscious-transitions.com. This article was adapted from her new book, The Wisdom of Anxiety: How Worry & Intrusive Thoughts Are Gifts to Help You Heal, published in May 2019 by Sounds True.

How do female libido boosters work? If your libido has dwindled and that fire doesn’t seem to be coming back, then it’s time to do something about it.

Kurapeak is a dietary supplement which has been designed to help the lives of women of all ages to improve physical and mental wellbeing. Whether you are looking to reduce the effe…

Jenna Grace is a neurodivergent writer and educator with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sensory processing disorder (SPD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and social a…

A guided meditation to sharpen the mind.

Kelsey J. Patel is a spiritual coach, Reiki master, and wellness expert and has helped thousands struggling with burnout and anxiety. Kelsey worked on Capitol Hill in the U.S. Sena…

A simple guided meditation to help you connect to your breath and your body.

Visualize a circle of protection around your body. Sleep safe and sound.

Therese J. Borchard is a mental health writer and advocate. She is the founder of the online depression communities Project Hope & Beyond and Group Beyond Blue, and is the author o…

Soothe yourself from the inside out with this gentle meditation.

When we suppress emotional energy, it lands in the energy system for the physical body, generating or exacerbating pain, illness and disease.

Disrupted circadian rhythms play a bigger role than previously thought in our health.

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Beneficial bacteria may become the basis for an immunization.

“An increasing number of studies have found that improving the physical functioning of the brain improves the mind.”

Brain imaging studies help us understand different forms of thought patterns.

There is no doubt how strongly our negative emotions affect our physiology. When we feel anxious, there is a gnawing sensation in our gut. When depressed, our whole body seems to s…

A protocol to use to evolve your energy through intention and attention, and an audio meditation to help guide you.

Sarah Wilson is the author of the New York Times bestsellers First, We Make the Beast Beautiful: A New Journey Through Anxiety, which redefined the mental health genre, and I Quit …

Moving toward a more granular intention for an energy healing session.

A new generation of psychologists finds that a spiritual approach to treatment can help patients heal.

Many of us are well aware of what mindfulness is and the health and holistic benefits it provides. Those who practice mindfulness meditation, for example, understand personally how…

The heart holds our love, connection, joy, and forgiveness. It can also hold grief and anxiety. Sometimes what the heart feels is very different from what the mind thinks it wants.…

This week, researchers share why we get a brain freeze when enjoying a cold drink or ice cream. They also warn us not to freak out so much if we feel anxious. And they would like us to eat some apples and tea, please. Want the bigger picture? Read on.

You’ve heard of soulmates, but what does that truly mean for couples?

“It turns out that there are gut microbes that can produce neurotransmitters that can alter our emotional state.”

Is sleep eluding you? Some unexpected tools may help you get to sleep and stay asleep.

One rather innocuous experience delivered the most exhilarating, victorious, and perfect moments of my life.

Sherianna Boyle is the founder of Emotional Detox Coaching®, creator of the Cleanse Method®, and author of nine books. Her most recent book is Emotional Detox NOW: 135 Practices to…

If you want to help speed the recovery of a hospital patient who’s had surgery, bring a flowering plant, preferably a potted plant, suggests a recent study by the Department of Hor…

August Brice of Tech Wellness is an EMF (electric and magnetic field) expert bringing mindfulness and balance to our relationship with technology. She is passionate …

From meditation to mental health, try these apps to achieve stillness on the run.

February: The Body Challenge

After exploring the stories and resources on this page, consider the ways you can hone your awareness of your body and create new habits for optimal health: celebrate your body with daily affirmations, attend a qigong class, or learn how to layer the groundwork for a healthier diet in The Medicine in Your Kitchen: Introduction to Ayurvedic Cooking.

Share your progress with the hashtag #FebTheBody and tag @spirithealthmag.

This could be the healthiest group you’ll ever join.

In a world of constant sharing—a debate about how much is too much.

Ana Lilia is a certified breathwork teacher and healer leading thousands of people to intimately connect with their breath as a pathway for transformation. Ana channels her intuit…

Reclaim Balance, Sleep, Sex Drive and Vitality Naturally with the Gottfried ProtocolBy Sara GottfriedSCRIBNERFor the woman who never experiences fatigue, sugar cravings, or PM…

For 20 years, Judith Orloff has helped make being an empath “something that caring characters would aspire towards.” She shares practices from a lifetime of overcoming shame and creating empowerment.

This meditation is a practice of honoring and acknowledging the range of complex sensations and emotions that may be present at any given moment.

“Reimagining ‘mental health’ as ‘brain health’ changes everything.”

Explore the intriguing world of crystals with this beautiful collection of gems hand-picked by S&H.

“We know that sleep makes us feel better, and we know it’s better for us. And we even know how to measure our deep sleep. But how do we get it?”

These journals are interactive and aim to unlock the hidden places inside of us.

The Mind-Gut ConnectionHow the Hidden Conversation Within Our Bodies Impacts Our Mood, Our Choices, and Our Overall HealthBy Dr. Emeran MayerHarper Wave More than 100 trillion mic…

By paying attention and anticipating pain (tension, need for energy, and so on), people come to “health consciousness” and are less likely to abuse prescription drugs.

Affirmations for peace of mind that go beyond “serenity now.”

Do you keep a running to-do list that never seems to end? Do self-directed commands such as “send emails” or “write resume” or “buy salad ingredients” always end up on tomorrow’s l…

Discover how CBD can help you through the pandemic.

S&H's Stephen Kiesling sat down with Tara Brach, founder and senior teacher of the Insight Meditation Center of Washington and author of Radical Acceptance, to explore her RAIN practice: Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Nurture.

“Don’t put finding your happiness at the center of your searchlight. Center your life on giving people your best energy. Happiness will appear on the edge of the circle of your focus on bringing light to others.”

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Mindfulness meditation can help us befriend the pain sensations and teach the brain that it doesn’t need to sound the alarm so hard.

The letter from the editor kicks off each issue and helps set the tone for the magazine. Over the next six issues, members of the S&H team will be writing the letter. This issue’s writer, Kathryn Drury Wagner, is our wellness editor and resident social media guru, hot sauce fanatic, and wellness enthusiast.

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A novel study found that patients who practice meditation and mindfulness experience better sleep and relaxation patterns and have a more accepting outlook toward living with a long-term illness.

Techniques for becoming more aware of your breathing patterns.

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A new study suggests cognitive fatigue can be relieved by playing “casual video games.”

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Civil rights expert John A. Powell explores the delicate yet enduring cord between our spiritual practice and social justice.

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Begin to lessen the overwhelming emotional response you may be experiencing to the smallest provocation.

Reason and intellect are great, but when you feel like giving up, heart matters, according to Dr. Amy Bloch.

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Kids stuck at home due to coronavirus pandemic? Here are some ways to keep them mentally and physically fit.

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Seeking peace but don’t know where to find it? These Buddhist methods can help.

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Yoga and mental health are inextricably intertwined. Yoga helps promote mindfulness, healing from trauma, and boosts creativity.

One of the leading voices in functional medicine talks with Rabbi Rami about chronic inflammation, and why it is time for entirely new approaches to health and wellness.

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Caregivers need care too. Explore the best yoga-based solutions for soothing the caregiver’s heart, mind, and body.

These superfoods not only protect neurological function, they can also improve mental performance.

Research shows that adding mind/body techniques to treatment options can increase the odds of conception.

Did you know you can eat pearls for their various health benefits including skin and bone health, as well as cell renewal?

Yoga nidra affects the brain by shifting brain waves into a beneficial state of regeneration and repair.

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Sound healing benefits include stress relief, better focus, and energy alignment. And it all depends on the frequency you’re listening to.

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Kelly McGonigal says to use the latest research on movement to bring more delight into your life.

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Paul Tillich is one of the greatest philosophical theologians you’ve probably never heard of.

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During menopause, the body’s needs change. Try these five options for different ways to move the body during this transition.

Owing largely to the traces of Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and Nina Simone in her voice, Jamaican singer and yogi Jah9’s style has been called jazz on dub, but the music on he…

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Use a color therapy exercise to release pent-up and unhelpful emotions.

Self-care is not a luxury. In order to build resilience, putting yourself first is critical. Here are seven of the self-care roadblocks we erect and how to break through them to find love and compassion for ourselves.

Individualism and capitalism are simply not working. Author Sarah Wilson talks about the challenges we face as humans, such as climate change and racial injustice, and proposes healthier systems to heal a fractured world.

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Deliver delight this year. Look to the Magi to inspire new gift-giving practices this holiday season.

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“The problem isn’t the depth of sadness or anger that we feel. The problem is our resistance to them.”

Through dream incubation, yoga nidra, or a general meditative practice, spiritual sleep can bring on creativity and help you problem-solve.

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Reiki is a subtle yet powerful form of energy medicine. It can resolve a healing crisis—or may even bring one on.

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Taking care of a loved one with dementia can be a grueling task, but meditation and support can lighten the load.

Stomach pain is connected to an unbalanced third chakra, located next to the stomach above the belly button.

The new moon in Virgo arrives this week—do we have the flexibility to move with new tasks and changes as they arise?

“Somatofulness connects us directly to the earth and nature, thus preserving them both.”

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A panel of experts calls for more consistent scientific examination of mindfulness.

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Natural ways to deal with anything this big holiday dishes up.

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The goal of energetic herbalism is to enhance our terrain, which is our inner landscape, and to be in the flow.

Connie Zweig guides readers as they shift from role to soul.

CBD can help ease the pain and trouble that comes with an inflamed gut, whether it’s IBS, leaky gut, or some other problem.

“I understood then that this was the point of the dream. That I was being shown this world as a guest, that my job was to witness, to validate its existence. Perhaps even report that I had seen it.”

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What to keep in mind—and what to steer clear of when deciding on a retreat.

With a little help from the ancient “science of life,” it’s possible to explore the root of your ailments, even when Western medicine hasn’t helped.

The secrets to supporting a stressed-out partner.

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Forget the book club—make your next gathering about your dreams.

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Clinical aromatherapist Dorene Petersen recommends her favorite essential oils to help soothe the itchy nightmare of eczema. Also included is a recipe for a luscious homemade cream to soothe painful dryness.

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Consider a miracle as a “shift in perception, from fear to love.”

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Through the stories of eleven key figures, ranging from Indian yogis to an American-born journalist, author Elliott Goldberg engagingly recounts the path of modern yoga. The approa…

“When I teach my patients how to identify their inner dragons, they start to recognize what’s fueling their fears, emotional pain, and unhealthy behaviors.”

While rituals may define us, we have a hard time defining them. Dig into the science of ritual.

In the age of COVID-19, mindfulness is a way to stay safe.

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When being a southpaw matters, medically.

A study identifies exactly why we get so emotional when we have been burning the candle at both ends.

Find ways to take a break from overwhelming situations.

The animal companions of three Hindu goddesses teach us valuable lessons about strength, abundance, and wisdom.

Depression is a leading cause of poor health, affecting an estimated 350 million people worldwide. In the U.S., nearly 7 percent of the population has had at least one major depres…

To improve brain health, look no further than a cup of tea.

Three months of practicing the Chinese martial art of tai chi led to significantly reduced symptoms of depression in Chinese-Americans.

Two alternative approaches offer hope to those suffering from chronic pain.

The power of our minds can help us overcome fears.

Is your style aromatherapy, sound healing, or one of the others? This spiritual vibration test will tell you.

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Taking care of your inner child can be daunting, but the practice has profound ripple effects. Parenting expert Dr. Becky Kennedy’s new book explains how the healing starts.

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You can't control what you think, but you can control how you respond to what you think.

A physician and personal development coach shows us how to overcome an overworked “inner protector” and reclaim our essential power.

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When it comes to trusting your intuition, spirituality can help you differentiate between genuine intuition and a bout of paranoia.

Is anything better than waking up refreshed? Are you unable to answer that question because you don’t remember what waking up refreshed feels like? We can relate. Read on if you or anyone you love needs tips on how to get a good night's sleep.

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Time to adopt a furry friend? Your four-legged friend’s company helps relieve touch deprivation and feelings of isolation.

Techniques for trying to calm down when your brain overreacts.

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The secret to empowered action is learning not to beat yourself up.

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Scientists now know the mechanism behind the sensation of touch.

A new study suggests that classical ballet might lead to increased wisdom in much the same way as meditation does.

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An excerpt from The Dalai Lama’s Big Book of Happiness

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“When we live with purpose, when we slow down and take stock of what is really important to us, voluntarily letting go of what isn’t, we begin to live more truthfully, on our own terms.”

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An excerpt from Grateful Exit: How to Advocate Effectively, Take Care of Yourself, and Be Present for the Death of a Loved One.

Why do so many ordinary people regularly participate in painful religious rites? Dr. Dimitris Xygalatas explores the answer.

This week, find out how to boost your mood in only 12 minutes and read about a way that people are healing our deep divides.

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Holistic nutritionist Nicole Granato overcame polycystic ovary syndrome without drugs. She shares her story, and tips for other women.

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The healing art of reiki is finding a surprising new home—high-tech Western hospitals.

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The secret to empowered action is learning not to beat yourself up.

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Part of our spiritual inquiry into money requires being honest about what it means to us, how we act around it, and what we value.

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Cluttered minds create cluttered lives.

Hippocrates said, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” Ready to take the ancient Greek physician’s advice? These five new cookbooks will help.

Impotence can be frustrating and disempowering—explore potential solutions from an Ayurvedic perspective.

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The use of essential oils for yoga can assist in setting intentions for your practice and further connecting mind and body. Learn which oils are best for your needs.

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A pharmacist offers her advice on how to skillfully utilize supplements to support brain health.

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Take a dive into the lucid dream world and explore advice for new dreamers.

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"A woman in her 40s was seated on a bench at the park entrance. She was weeping. I asked her if I could help. She replied that although she was healthy, she was scared."

Managing our energy is an important part of our overall health, and a good energy practice is more than burning sage every once in a while.

Spirituality and religiousness play a key role in the health and well-being of cancer patients.

Authenticity, a minimal amount of emotional work, and the ability to gain trust are just some of the reasons empaths value their relationships with animals and with nature.

Excerpted from Siddhartha’s Brain by James Kingsland

There is a population of people where anger is an accepted, indeed expected, emotion. The emotions of fear and sadness however, are not. In this culture, violence and addiction are…

Spring is here! It’s time to come out of hibernation and step into the great outdoors. Not that we need any convincing, but for years, scientists have been claiming the importance …

Nano-Nano: Will someone please tell us if sunscreen is safe?

Feeling like you might throttle someone? Try these tactics instead.

Meditation can be frustrating, with physical discomfort and constant, intrusive thoughts. Walking a labyrinth can be a wonderful walking meditation.

Yoga teachers often refer to the pelvis as “the junk drawer of emotions.” Discover your hip pain emotions and how to get unstuck.

How the expression of our genes and the makeup of our micro biome are both fundamentally connected to the foods we choose to eat.

What would happen if you replaced a language of violence toward illness with a language of compassion and nurturance? An integrative MD explores.

Sore, achy feet affect your mood, not to mention cause pain to radiate to other areas of the body. Find relief for your feet by practicing yoga for sore feet.

When you feel like you’re falling behind in life, here are five things to refocus your attitude and get back on track.

“Once your worries take over, it’s difficult to get back on track. ... When you face moments like these, turn to journaling to recenter yourself, assuage your fears, and calm your mind.”

Cultivating positive emotions is a powerful way to build mental and emotional resilience and create a buffer from the chronic stressors in our lives.

"The truth is, we all go through cycles of emotions and eventually return to neutral. We then remain in a neutral state of equilibrium until some stimulus acts on us again, and then we feel an emotion until it too fades away and we return to neutral again."

Playing with language can be a powerful way to reframe burdensome thoughts.

“Self-compassion takes strength, courage, and faith. Trust the process, and allow yourself to slowly let in more self-compassion, more kindness, a few degrees at a time.”

How do you inhabit the stories you tell yourself? Polyvagal Theory expert Deb Dana navigates you through the overwhelm of your dorsal and sympathetic stories into ventral safety.

Self-care reminder: Just because you feel it doesn’t mean you’re responsible for it.

A didgeridoo concert reveals the instrument’s powers to reduce stress, blood pressure, and pain and promote an intense feeling of peace and wellbeing.

Groundhog behavior offers insight on restorative Z’s for busy humans.

Put this anti-stress routine on your to-do list for a more zen approach to daily life.

Candle gazing benefits your vision, cognitive function, yoga and meditation practices, and more.

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San Francisco’s Visitacion Valley Middle School is an unlikely beacon of hope. Shootings and murders are common enough in the California city’s southern neighborhoods that the loca…

One author offers a feminist prayer for her daughter to know God as divinely feminine.

I remember my mother saying, “It’s a sin to worry.” When pressed to explain what she meant, she would often respond, “It’s all in God’s hands.” I think my mother used these sayings…

You may be familiar with the psychological term “boundaries,” but what does it mean and how does it apply to you?Put plainly, boundaries are the line between where I end and you be…

Hope may be the most important feeling we can have. Here’s how to cultivate it.

5 Questions to Ask Yourself

From Fortune 500 CEOs to neuroscientists, major media outlets to bloggers, sources of all kinds are urging us to prioritize sleep as a pathway to success and wellness.

Cassandra Vieten, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and the co-director of the Mind-Body Medicine Research Group at the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. Becoming…

This year, I’ve been deepening my research into Tantric yoga philosophy while also taking courses on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (or CBT), which is a modern psychological practic…

In emotionally confusing situations, our first urge is to try to understand. We use our logical brains to try to figure out things like grief, pain, and (strangest of all) other pe…

Jo Dunbar’s holistic approach combines herbal medicine with hypnotherapy, diagnostic tests, nutritional supplements, and dietary advice.

I’ll be honest: I’ve never liked meditating. I’ve dabbled in it, and forced myself to sit for 30 day meditation challenges, and it was boring and hard. Plus life is so busy: Five m…

Self-care staples include eating well, sleeping well, and connecting with friends and loved ones. Now is the time to double-down on these basic practices—and to make sure you're not spiraling into a black hole of stress.

“A new study published this spring in the Journal of Eating Disorders took it one step further, recommending that binge eating be tackled as a public health issue, similar to the way seatbelt campaigns, water fluoridation and anti-smoking programs were successfully implemented to improve the wellbeing of the whole population.”

Your nervous system has a sweet spot. Reach the optimal state of calm arousal and call a cease-fire on the war within you.

Excerpts from Yoga Beyond the Mat by Alanna Kaivalya

Besides taking a lunch, holding meetings while walking and doing body scan meditation at your desk are two more examples of mindfully returning to the office.

A conversation with a friend and fellow activist inspired me to offer some special love and appreciation to all of you parents out there this week. My friend, a longtime mover and …

The best foods for life’s challenging healing moments.

Have a holiday hangover? Try these yoga poses to help detox and rebalance your body.

The yoga that we practice here in North America has a fascinating and complex history and lineage. There are influences from different branches of Hindu religion, Buddhist philosop…

Want to meditate more often and with more focus? Try tea.

Low self-esteem is hard to lift. Unlike high self-esteem, which is primed to respond rapidly to even slight praise—You love my new haircut? Me too!—low self-esteem is notoriously s…

In this week’s The Soul of Therapy, psychologist Kevin Anderson, PhD, stresses that prayer is simply recognizing when joy, gratitude, compassion, or awe happen.

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Thinking is obviously an important tool. Humans have the powerful ability to think about the past and the future, make narratives about our lives that help us navigate new situatio…

Research suggests that self-care can reduce stress and exhaustion—if we know how to practice it.

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Find your strengths and feel worthy of that next big purchase.We were deciding where to hang some paintings."Over the sofa," I suggested. "Oh, but then we'd have to hammer nails in…

Discover how to use three powerful crystals for gut health: citrine, carnelian, and amethyst.

On a bleak winter night in the suburbs, eight Tibetan monks wearing sandals and maroon robes shuffled out across the ecru-colored stage of the local recital hall. They paused for a…

We are living in a time of more choice than ever before. Not only can we order pretty much anything online, we are free to marry whoever we want whenever we choose, we can pursue w…

Rabbi Rami Shapiro answers pressing questions on America, immortality, and enlightenment as a goal.

Cold-water swimming might sound unpleasant, but research suggests regular dips in cold water can improve health and longevity.

One night two weeks ago, while watching a Nebraska-based trance band, I suddenly remembered how to have fun.It happened effortlessly—as shake-out-your-sleeves-and-collapse-on-the-h…

Dr. Mark Rosenberg brings holistic medicine to the ER.

Your quarantine partner just aggravated you again. You’re angry—or are you? Reflection may reveal something else.

Every morning, I meditate. Badly. I know meditation is good for me. Meditation can help with anxiety, stress, insomnia, self-esteem and a whole host of other things. There are a m…

"We’re celebrating 20 years of S&H, and I find myself sorting through old stories, trying to make sense of things. What’s real? What matters? What did I miss?"

Boarding the Azamara Quest in Barcelona, about to start a week-long Riviera cruise, I felt joy and two types of anxiety. One was luxuryphobia. The other was mortal fear.Surely, I t…

I hadn't seen Tracey in over a year. And I was wrangling, that morning, with the latest in a long series of anxiety attacks, which made me not want to see anyone.But cancelling our…

My mother's birthday was last week. Because she's left ths world, I couldn't send her a gift.This was a bittersweet relief.Opening gifts almost always made Mom cry—not with joy, bu…

Anger: we all know it, many of us well. But at a yoga party, it would be gauche to bring up the raging intensity sitting in your gut. We’re all focusing on the positive here, right…

Feeling overwhelmed by negativity? It may be time for an emotional purge.

“I don’t think there’s a right or wrong way to feel about being in isolation or quarantine in this unprecedented situation. ... We are being stripped—like Inanna in the underworld—and we are being offered the gift of hard-won wisdom.”

“The best thing about yoga,” a teacher of mine used to say, “is that it makes you more sensitive. The worst thing about yoga is that it makes you more sensitive.” We sometimes get …

This month's discussion column addresses a reader who questions: How can I nourish my spiritual side when living in a rural area—where connections are harder to find?

I don’t always make New Year’s resolutions—I find the darkest coldest months a pretty difficult time to start new things. This year, however, I did make one that not only helped me…

Have you tried changing the narrative inside your head? Talking to yourself may just be a healing practice—if you do it right.

The massage therapist slid her hand under my sacrum, and waited. I wasn’t sure what this was supposed to feel like and apparently nothing was happening.“What do you feel?” she aske…

Renowned health expert Patricia Bragg, shown with her co-author Julia Loggins, has long practiced fasting and knows it is a key to a healthy immune system.

If you are questioning your relationship with alcohol, could that make you one of the lucky ones?

A 3-step approach to cultivating compassion and overcoming empathic sensitivity.

Learn a few favorite strange-but-sage beliefs, traditions, and rituals from abuelas.

By Michelle Smith When we hear of a death in our family or community we feel a powerful urge to offer comfort—and so, we bring food. In almost any culture bringing food to t…

Stephen Kiesling sits down with November/December 2021 cover person, scientist, and neurodiversity advocate, Camilla Pang.

Once upon a time, people spent their whole lives in one career until they retired. In this world, marriage was a given: it happened early and it was lifelong. Commitment was easy: …

Listening to music may be the ultimate mood enhancer. For an extra kick, sing along and even dance.

Submerge yourself into complete bliss.

Take these two actions to set boundaries around your phone and social media.

According to a new study, the relationship between happiness and personality is more complex than we thought.

A Zen priest and leading garden designer from Japan shares two reflections.

Explore how meditation can provide profound health benefits, especially for seniors.

"We need to understand our fears and vulnerabilities, not so we can blast through what stands in our way, but so we can figure out how to support ourselves to manage whatever it is we fear."

You can’t control your stressors, but you can change the way you respond to them.

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In his new book Walking Through Anger, Christian Conte describes a clear and simple path to inner and outer-peace using what he calls Yield Theory. Proven in prisons, this practice works—if you choose to live it.

Keep yourself in the right mindset to avoid being vulnerable to Spirit Attachment during these uncertain times.

Menopause can be a sacred time of life. Learn the Ayurvedic perspective on this transition.

Can't remember the last time you had a good night's sleep? It's time to take a more strategic approach to sleeping better.

That chronic back pain is a message from your body. Are you listening? These 5 questions will help you gain insight.

Learning the stress-relieving Sudarshan Kriya from Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Energy from one heart can make a real connection with another…and spread love in surprising ways.

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Explore what it means to truly cultivate wisdom in an interview with author and poet Yung Pueblo.

Drinking warm lemon water before meals is just one way to avoid digestion problems.

Evolve your volcano of reactive emotions, moving instead into an authentic and appropriate response.

What happens to our brain when we sleep?

Pretty much every night, for 46 years, I woke up in a semi-hypnotic state and ravaged for food …

In the California desert, a vipassana pioneer prepares for the next stage of her remarkable life.

It may sound trite to write that a location is magical—but this one is.

Simple joys help us flow back to the best things in life. “Never have I so sensed in my patients and myself the necessity of cultivating awareness of simple joys.”

By re-training the muscles of your body and recovering the levels of oxygen your body requires, you’ll notice profound physiological and psychological changes.

Become your own source of calm and encouragement

Do you have an innocent coffee habit—or an addiction?

Can’t bear to put pen to paper? Start with a page that’s full of words instead of one that’s devoid of them.

The other night, my partner got a migraine. He was writhing in bed, ibuprofen scattered around the room, ice packs and hot water bottles strewn everywhere. I did what I do best in…

Yoga is a good thing to have in your pocket.I’m writing this from the hotel restaurant in Charlotte, North Carolina, where I’ve spent the past week at the National Poetry Slam comp…

The work of pleasure and desire is to be honest with ourselves.

When life goes sideways on you, it's helpful to remember that one of the most powerful tools we have to affect many layers of our health is already happening within us.

Try these three steps to get you healthy, grounded, and empowered to create a compassion revolution and save the world.

From a safe-seeming 6 feet apart, a neighbor and I waved hello. As if on cue, we both asked: “How are you?” And, simultaneously, we both replied: “Fine.” White paper masks furre…

I’ve been watching a trend among some of the people I work with—they are playing with fire in their relationships. But I can’t help but wonder, can you really play with fire and no…

As modern science continues to unravel the complexity of virus behavior on a cellular level in humans, cold sufferers should be reminded that the Chinese medical system has success…

I’m too judgmental. It is a bad habit (there I go again!), one I learned from my family, where criticism far outweighed compliments. I went to a liberal arts college to learn criti…

Find little ways every day to slow down, even if it’s just for ten minutes a day.

When a proper balance of omega-6s to omega-3s is achieved, both your body and mind both reap a number of benefits.

Enlightened dog training offers a peaceful approach to communicating with canines.

An adapted excerpt from Courage for Caregivers.

An Interview with Robert Wright

Aromatherapy may be able to help COVID-19 “long-haulers” recover their sense of smell.

“If we are going to survive as a species worthy of survival, we will have to get beyond the limits of ‘us’ verses ‘them’ and open to the truth of all of us together.”

Dance psychologist Peter Lovatt explains why letting the rhythm move you is a brilliant way to lift your mood.

As the holiday season is now in full swing, I can’t help but observe the swing of emotions—mine and that of those all around me.On one hand, there is the child-like delight of magi…

Excerpt from Decorating With the Five Elements of Feng Shui

It is possible to live a stress-free life with completely natural methods.

Be an at-home apothecary and avoid Vata aggravation with these Ayurveda-friendly spices for digestion.

Avoid overeating and drinking too much this holiday season by mindfully focusing on giving yourself pleasure rather than trying to numb the pain.

To create lasting change, you have to look at all layers of your lifestyle, including the routines and subconscious patterns and habits.

At the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, we have worked for the last few years to find ways to help our veterans returning from Iraq an…

Stress affects our circulation, slows our digestive system, and even increases our blood sugar levels. Try these tips from naturopath Dr. Michael Murray to reduce stress and boost …

Open your heart, tap into joy, and explore the transformative healing nature of Grief Yoga.

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Managing chronic pain takes a multi-pronged approach. Affirmations and journaling prompts for chronic pain can help.

Twice last week I bumped into friends while in the midst of busy days. These are women who I adore, but haven’t seen in much too long, each of us consumed with the busy-ness of our…

Is it time to clean out your spiritual closet? Is your emotional sock drawer overflowing? Productivity expert Erin Rooney Doland, author of "Unclutter Your Life in One Week," offers five steps to restore order.

“The more I practice cultivating the gaps and being really present for them, the more my nervous system gets the message that I’m okay.”

Yogi Tommy Rosen uses his practice to help others in recovery.

When blaming yourself for your own suffering becomes a core belief.

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Jin Shin Jyutsu isn’t well-known, but the practice promises whole-body healing, either with a practitioner or at home.

The purpose of alternate-nostril breathing is to balance the left and right sides of the brain, and help you to relax and get centered.

Unblock enormous amounts of positive energy with a simple journey from past to future.

Complicated grief is more than the intense, acute grief almost everyone experiences after someone dear to them dies. It is prolonged and all-consuming.

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Now matter how much time you have, these strategies will help you feel more rested and energized all season long.

“Creating this simple practice has been a great help to me. As I lean into it, I see where I am hooked into negative thought patterns about myself or others and recognize what I need to let go of. I also see what brings me joy.”

Is a yawn simply a silent scream for coffee or is it something more? Understand why yawning is a spiritual practice, and how you can include more of it in your daily routine.

How to create a "sweat therapy" sauna

As a baby, Matthew fell headfirst from our second story, crashed his skull through his brain and suffered a devastating traumatic brain injury. And while he became a “miracle child…

The new moon, fully inhabiting the shadow, offers a potent time for exploring gratitude for the rhythms of life.

Turn what’s holding you back to ash. Drink in the blossoming energy of the full Flower Moon.

How to use herbal teas to treat common health maladies and get back on the path to wellness. (An S&H classic)

If emptying your mind feels like work, try this.

“This truly is the time for humanity to change the course of their lives, evolve, and experience heaven on Earth.”

Explore how what we eat and how we feel are connected, and discover new tips for supporting your relationship with food.

As the end of the school year approaches, expectations and anxiety begin to loom in equal measure. Prior to graduation, the notion that “now life really begins” fills people with g…

Create adaptogenic, crystal-infused face and body mists to revitalize and boost balance.

Steven Washington, author of Recovering You, shares his recovery journey and how movement was the key to success.

Find your flow with these “micro meditations” for renewal, connection, and inner strength.

At-home treatments deliver fast results for elemental imbalance.

​And how to respond safely.

Prayer is changing your brain chemistry—and it’s no miracle.

Reset your connection to the flow of divine energies. “I began wondering about the numerous ways I lose my connection to the Ground of Being.”

What is a Sacred Empath? A Sacred Empath is a Light Worker, a Healer, a Way Shower and part of an army of sweet Souls who have incarnated on earth here and now to bring healing, love and light to a world in transition.

Discover the delights of a 4,000-acre nature-filled retreat in Tecate, Mexico.

Loneliness can be an invitation to change

There are a variety of ways to approach energy clearing.

We've found a tea for any time of day and anything that ails you—what will you brew?

How do herbal teas differ from tisanes? Are they really even tea?

Feeling depleted, frenzied or stiff? 10 easy moves to relax your mind and uplift your energy

The best way to achieve inner peace is to treat your brain as a computer, according to entrepreneurial coder Sir John Hargrave.

Nourish your lungs this fall and winter by keeping warm, processing grief, and releasing emotions that aren't helpful anymore.

One way to rewire your experience of yourself and with other people is by paying close attention to eye gaze and its importance to your relationships.

Meditation teacher and psychotherapist Ralph De La Rosa, author of Don't Tell Me to Relax, offers advice for living fully through difficult times.

The pinging phone, back to back meetings, rush hour traffic; most of us get a little on edge when we are face to face with high stress situations. We also probably know people who …

Steve Jobs understood Death’s Secret and was a master of Lucid Living.

Shifting into gratitude not only feels great, research shows that it is powerfully healing.

Renowned Buddhist meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg’s first book on meditation was Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness, which she penned in 1995. Since then, she ha…

I used to be a seeker, looking for answers to all sorts of questions, wondering which religious tradition was right and best, concerned about the nature of the afterlife, wishing I…

Stay grounded (literally) through your bare foot-to-earth connection.

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This often-neglected part of the body has a lot to say if you know how to listen.

Mindful tips from the author of Misadventures of a Parenting Yogi

As a society, most of us would unanimously rank trust as an important part of relationships. We want to trust that the people we live with, work with, and love, are going to do eve…

Does your gut tell you not to trust your gut? Maybe you should listen.

A dialogue on end-of-life care

Feeling the urge to heal division in the world? Become an Ambassador of Compassion.

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Happiness is for takers. Meaning is for givers. Guess who feels better?

Feeling stuck? Yoga can help with constipation. Get your digestion moving again with simple yoga flows.

When we talk about being intimate in a romantic relationship, we often equate it to sexual intimacy. But sex is just one form of intimacy.

What is your sense of purpose?

Quite simply, the hauntings of our mind stand between us and everything else.

Help kids build and maintain confidence, empathy, joy, and self-compassion.

The repetitive movements you make every day can be a big factor in aggravating or even causing pain in the neck, shoulders, and upper back. Try these four stretches from chiropractor Dr. Amy Shevokas to find relief.

As long as I’ve been married to a yoga teacher, I’ve had trouble keeping milk in the refrigerator. Whenever she teaches, she makes her own blend of chai latte and carts it to her g…

Answer These 5 Simple Questions Before Election Day

We had 12 people last Sunday night in our local group for our regular meditation and discussion. We spent our time talking about about the nuts and bolts (yes, sometimes sitting ma…

Meditation, yoga, retreats, and intensives can accelerate growth but sometimes result in disorientation and an urgent need for radical change in work, relationships, and personal values. We can learn how to manage this within ourselves and to support others.

Every mental health worker knows about the DSM-V, a manual for defining disorders for the health system. It’s like a dictionary in which every psychological problem imaginable has …

Unlock the fear-avoidance trap to step out of the cycle of suffering. Hypervigilance to pain can trap you in continued chronic pain.

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Roadside Assistance for the spiritual traveler.

From the book Rock and Water: The Power of Thought; The Peace of Letting Go

I recently did a 21-day sugar detox and although I expected it to be interesting, amazing and at times even harrowing, I never expected it to be the topic of a blog about spiritual…

Your body is sending you a message—in the unfortunate language of pain.

Mindful mimicked fasting combines a novel formula of nutrients with deep spiritual connection.

Dr. Neha Sangwan and writer and coach Jackee Holder say deep listening is the path to wellness

Need help caring for yourself? You might benefit from inner child journaling.

One of the founders of Earthbound Farm ignored the present-day consequences of her family’s past. Until she needed to heal.

Q. I sometimes feel energetically stuck or blocked when I contemplate changes I want to make, or ideas that I want to explore. Why does this happen and what can I do to get things …

These botanicals are nontoxic and can be taken with confidence.

Have 10 minutes? Here are ways to make time for creativity in your daily life.

Every spiritual tradition has warned us that money, power, and prestige provide only transient satisfaction and the temporary elation they provide invariably fades, leaving us once again discontent and in hot pursuit of the next deluded hope for enduring fulfillment. If spiritual sources are not convincing enough, scientific studies on happiness now confirm this perennial wisdom.

Use one of these thirty affirmations to sink into a deep, restful sleep tonight.

Transform Self-denigration into Self-actualization by making some much-needed edits to the sentence “I am Never Good Enough in My World.”

Zen Buddhist priest Osho Zenju Earthlyn Manuel shares her wisdom on leaning into life’s many difficulties and invites us to explore our relationships to darkness and blackness as we know them.

There is growing interest in using sound for various ailments and to boost human health. Do healing frequencies work? Research suggests they do.

Praying to dog? Studies have shown prayer has a positive impact on mental and physical health and healing—regardless of who or what you pray to.

“How can you possibly start your day off bright-eyed and bushy-tailed if you don’t get a proper night’s sleep?”

As children, we were one with each moment—crying one moment, laughing the next— always intensely present and going along with the flow of being. As a result, we had an …

Self-love doesn’t always come easy, but affirmations can help. “I love who I am becoming and embrace all that I am” is just one of these 25 self-love affirmations.

Pat Fleury teaches doctors, shamans, and regular folks the art of energy healing

On being “an advocate, an activist for the expression of Love in all its forms . . .”

“I was raised to believe that being frightened meant being alive. Timeo, ergo sum. That being scared is not a frailty but a skill. That I displayed intelligence by shunning whatever displayed itself as welcoming or wild. That the scariest time-bomb in the world was me.”

For years now I have been telling audiences about my alternative to higher education. I call it lower education. You come to my school and on the first day we give you a Ph.D. You …

Try this practice from The Zen of You and Me and treat listening as an intentional meditation.

When you face inevitable loss, remember these three things.

Kids can experience psychological distress for up to three years after losing a pet. Animal Chaplain Sarah Bowen, author of Sacred Sendoffs, has six tips to help you companion your kids, grandkids, or friends of any age through animal loss.

Are you an HSP—a highly sensitive person? Explore these tips to help you manage your walk through life without getting overstimulated.

“Meditation on the 16th century Isenheim Altarpiece was prescribed to the sick. ... Could art still accomplish a miracle of comfort and consolation today ... and remind people of their mortality while also mitigating fear ... and instilling hope? ... Maybe it’s time to bring this practice of the past into the present—as a way to move into the future.”

"Meditation takes practice, and in the beginning, like any new skill, meditation can seem challenging."

Naprapathy is the manual manipulation of connective tissue.

Suffering is Optional. Here’s how to find the teacher inside.

Try positive self-talk to eat better, feel stronger, and rejuvenate your body.

In their emotionally connected presence, pets can be a powerful ally for optimal mental health.

Here are four ways to slack off for more creativity.

Authentic people live according to four practices that you can adopt in your daily life.

Salt cave therapy is a growing trend that boasts benefits for the lungs and skin.

Depth Hypnosis is more than traditional therapy. Explore how this healing modality is both modern and inspired by the ancient.

Before you hit the hay midday, consider these napping pitfalls and tips.

Feeling stuck in your own pain or helpless about the suffering in the world? Turn to the ancient practice of Tonglen to connect and heal.

A yoga teacher trainee experiences Max Strom’s breath work

Contain your energy and utilize psychic protection by setting your chakras and auric boundaries.

Do you know how to trust your inner wisdom? These six steps show you how.

Kahlil Gibran said, “The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.” As we age, thinking about the relationship between joy and sorrow can help us deal with some of the heavier disappointments in life.

Think of emotional cleansing as similar to the recycling process, the process of reusing something for the greater good.

At the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, we have been working for the last year to find ways to help our veterans returning from Iraq a…

Cognitive overload is a term psychologists use when referring to dealing with too much information or too many tasks. Such overload can impair our memory and decision making, and c…

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Explore the five movements of prana with simple hand gestures.

The life of a community depends on how we care for the ground we stand on and how we step lightly, walking side by side.

Just like our physical bodies, our homes can become cluttered with energy that doesn’t serve us.

Canine wellness expert Amanda Ree dishes ayurvedic wisdom via dog dosha quizzes, balancing your furry friend's dosha and customizing it to meet your BFF's unique needs.

Why architecture influences mood, emotion, and experience.

Tips on mastering the solo journey

And should better prayer even be a goal?

I’m hearing about more and more people getting vitamin B injections, but then I read that this is appropriate only for people with a deficiency. What’s your advice? Vitamin B12 wo…

Robo-dog? Sounds straight out of a sci-fi movie. Technology has come a long way since the 1997 release of the Tamagotchi. Still, today robopets continue to bring comfort and cure loneliness.